Welcome to Galway ...

The village of Galway is located in Saratoga County<1>.

The location of Galway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1802.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Galway has a population of 193 people<3> (see below for details).

Galway is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Galway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Galway is located in the (518) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Galway had an population of 193 people. This is a decrease of 3.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Galway had a population of 200 people. This makes Galway the county's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 200 people, the population of Galway decreased 6.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 214 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Galway.

Communities near Galway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Galway.

• Schenectady
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <5>
• Saratoga Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <5>
• Amsterdam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <5>
• Gloversville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <5>
• Johnstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
• Scotia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
• Ballston Spa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <5>
• Mechanicville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <5>
• Corinth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <5>
• Stillwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Galway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Galway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Galway. See our Newspapers Page for Galway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galway ...

Looking for more information about Galway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Galway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Galway.

Adding Galway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Galway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Galway post office opened in 1802.

We also found Galway in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/